The Most Talented Person in Show Business 綜藝界之神 ── 詹姆士•科登 James Corden has worked hard to become one of the best hosts▼ in late night television. 詹姆士•科登在經過一番努力後成為了深夜電視節目中最強的主持人之一。
James Corden is a person of many talents. In his career, he has succeeded as an actor, a writer, and a comedian▼. However, he's probably best known as the host of the greatest karaoke▼ show on wheels. Corden was born in 1978 in London, England. From a young age, he knew that he wanted to entertain people. Corden didn't really care what he was doing, as long as other people could enjoy his performances. As a child, he took acting and dancing lessons after school. Corden's hard work paid off when he landed his first acting role at age 18 in the musical Martin Guerre. Although his character only had one line, it was a good start. From there, he slowly moved on to bigger and bigger roles. Corden finally got his break in 2004 when he was selected for The History Boys, a movie about young students preparing for their college entrance exams. He made his way onto TV two years later on the hit show Gavin & Stacey. In addition to writing the show, he also played one of the leading roles, proving he had what it takes to succeed in show business.
▼ host n. 主持人 ▼ comedian n. 喜劇演員 ▼karaoke n. 卡拉 OK
1. talented a. 有才華的，有天資的 talent n. 天賦，才能 Colin is not only a great singer but also a talented dancer. 柯林不僅是一個很棒的歌手，還是一個有才華的舞者。 Denise was born with a talent for acting. 丹妮絲天生就有演戲的才華。
2. entertain vt. 使歡樂，使娛樂 entertain sb with sth 用某物娛樂某人 The clown entertained the children with a lot of magic tricks. 那位小丑以一連串的魔術戲法娛樂小孩。
3. as long as... 只要…… It doesn't matter where we live, as long as we are together. 住哪兒都不要緊，只要我們在一起就好。
4. performance n. 表演 The band gave a wonderful performance at the bar last night. 這個樂團昨晚在酒吧的演出非常精彩。
5. pay off 獲得回報；取得成功；奏效 All of Harvey's training paid off when he finished first in the race. 哈維所有的苦練在他比賽得到第一名時獲得了回報。
6. land vt.（非正式用法）謀得（難得的工作或合同等） Susie landed a job at an airline company based in Dubai. 蘇西得到一份總部在杜拜的航空公司的工作。
7. select sb for sth 為某事選出某人 The students were especially selected for the project. 這些學生是特別為該計畫所挑選的。
8. entrance exam n. 入學考試 Max became a college student after passing the highly competitive entrance exam. 馬克斯通過競爭激烈的入學考試後成為了大學生。 * competitive a. 競爭性強的
動詞 succeed 的用法 本文第二句和最後一句中的動詞 succeed 後不論是搭配介詞 as 或 in 使用，皆表「（在事業上）取得成功，功成名就」；若想表示「成功／達成某事」則可用片語 succeed in V-ing。例：
With hard work, Chloe finally succeeded as a lawyer. （克蘿伊藉由努力，終於成功當上了律師。）
Bill succeeded in starting a career while his friends were still in college. （比爾在他朋友都還在唸大學時就已經事業有成。）
Richard succeeded in borrowing his father's car and gave us a ride to the party. （理查成功借到了爸爸的車並載我們去派對。）
